In this episode, Dr’s J and Santhosh explore the history and pathophysiology of Chagas disease. Along the way, they cover budget constraints, Brazilian scientists, central american disease fads, congestive heart failure, celebrity researchers and Brazilian currency, zoonotic diseases, #notallkissingbugs, parasite life cycles, diagnosis, cardiomyopathy, megacolon, disease treatment, and a just the tip from Chile! So Sit back and relax as we teach you all about Chagas!

Sources
1) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780128010297000010?via%3Dihub
2)https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4105117/

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